Top 10 most inspiring quotes by A. C. Benson
- One’s mind has a way of making itself up in the background, and it suddenly becomes clear what one means to do.
- Knowing what you can not do is more important than knowing what you can do. In fact, that’s good taste.
- Ambition often puts Men upon doing the meanest offices; so climbing is performed in the same position with creeping.
- I am sure it is one’s duty as a teacher to try to show boys that no opinions, no tastes, no emotions are worth much unless they are one’s own. I suffered acutely as a boy from the lack of being shown this.
- When you get to my age life seems little more than one long march to and from the lavatory.
- All the best stories are but one story in reality – the story of escape. It is the only thing which interests us all and at all times, how to escape.
- The worst sorrows in life are not in its losses and misfortunes, but its fears.
- As I make my slow pilgrimage through the world, a certain sense of beautiful mystery seems to gather and grow.
- I read the newspaper avidly. It is my one form of continuous fiction.
- People seldom refuse help, if one offers it in the right way.
Arthur Christopher Benson (1862–1925) was an English essayist, poet, and academic. Born on April 24, 1862, in Wellington College, Berkshire, he came from a distinguished literary family. His father was the headmaster of Wellington College, and his siblings included the well-known writer E.F. Benson.
A.C. Benson was educated at Eton College and later attended King’s College, Cambridge, where he excelled academically. He became a Fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge, and eventually served as the college’s Master.
Benson’s literary contributions were diverse, spanning essays, poetry, and biographies. He is best known for his essays, which were published in periodicals like “The Cornhill Magazine” and later compiled into collections. His writing often reflected his introspective and contemplative nature.
One of his most famous works is the poem “Land of Hope and Glory,” which he wrote in collaboration with Sir Edward Elgar. This patriotic song became closely associated with British identity.
A.C. Benson’s life was marked by his commitment to scholarship, literature, and his contributions to the cultural fabric of his time. He passed away on June 17, 1925, leaving behind a legacy of thoughtful and reflective writing.
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